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This is a survey course on the principles of Clinical Toxicology. The emphasis will be pre-hospital and emergency hospital management of poisonings with a case-oriented lecture format. The topics are prioritized by prevalence of human poisoning, natural and synthetic toxins, and target organ effects.
Syllabus
Lectures will be provided by the following speakers as follows:
Week 1: General Principles & Household Hazards — Tom Kearney
Week 2: Plants & Mushrooms — Ilene Anderson
Week 3: Venoms — Lee Cantrell
Week 4: Stimulants — Patil Armenian
Week 5: Depressants — Kent Olson
Week 6: ED Management & Assessment — Craig Smollin
Week 7: Final exam
Instructors
- Thomas Kearney - Managing Director, San Francisco Division, California Poison Control System
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